Two drug pushers held
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 11 2023:
A joint team of Bishnupur com-mandos, Phougakchao Ikhai police and volunteers of YADA arrested two drug peddlers along with 19 soap cases of heroin weighing around 245 gram from Torbung area last night.
The arrested drug peddlers have been identified as Jangminthang Baite (35) s/o Jammang Baite of B Kho-nom Village and Lamkholal Haokip (27), s/o Lhungkam Haokip.
Both of them are from Molhoi Village in Churachandpur.
According to sources, the joint team carried out an intensified frisking and checking drive at Torbung area last night on receiving inputs about illegal transportation of banned drug items along Imphal-Churachandpur road and arrested the two persons along with heroin.
The drug was reportedly brought in a car (Wagon R) bearing Manipur registration number.
They have been handed over to Phougakchao Ikhai police station.